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Re: Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

BarbOslo — Thu Nov 12, 2026 12:15 pm

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 12:15 pm

Some online resources:
https://metryki.genealodzy.pl/id5228

https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/zespol?p_p_id=Zespol&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_Zespol_javax.portlet.action=zmienWidok&_Zespol_nameofjsp=jednostki&_Zespol_id_zespolu=137692

https://metryki.genealodzy.pl/id5107

-Barb

Re: Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

Brain32 — Thu Nov 12, 2026 12:06 pm

Author: Brain32

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 12:06 pm

Thank you, Barb! That matches what the Archdiocesan Archive in Przemyśl wrote to me today: they hold the Kosina and Żołynia registers for 1835–1870 (and up to 1908), but they don't do research themselves, so they sent me contacts for two genealogists who work in their reading room. I'm writing to them now and will post here what they find.

Thanks again to you and Sophia for all your help!
Bronislav

BarbOslo wrote:

Hi Bronislav,
Copies of parish registers in the Archdiocesan Archive in Przemyśl:
Żołynia 1826—1908
Białobrzegi (years not specified)
Kosina 1826—1908

-Barb

Re: Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

BarbOslo — Thu Nov 12, 2026 11:56 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 11:56 am

Hi Bronislav,
Copies of parish registers in the Archdiocesan Archive in Przemyśl:
Żołynia 1826—1908
Białobrzegi (years not specified)
Kosina 1826—1908

-Barb

Re: Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

Brain32 — Thu Nov 12, 2026 9:38 am

Author: Brain32

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 9:38 am

Thank you so much, Sophia and Barb! That explains the mystery – I had been looking at act no. 3 in the Kosina book, while our marriage is in the separate Białobrzegi book. Very helpful.

A small update: the Archdiocesan Archive in Przemyśl replied that they do not do genealogical research themselves, but they offered me contacts to professional genealogists who work in their reading room.

May I ask two more questions?
1. Does anyone know which books of Kosina (Białobrzegi) and Żołynia parishes from c. 1835–1870 are kept in Przemyśl, in the State Archive in Rzeszów, or only in the parishes? I am looking for the baptism of Wawrzyniec Markowicz (c. 1845, son of Jan and Anna Górak, Białobrzegi no. 271), and the marriage of Jan Markowicz and Anna Górak (c. 1835–1845, probably Żołynia).
2. Can anyone recommend a reliable genealogist for this area, or share roughly what such a search usually costs?

Thank you again for your kindness!
Bronislav

Sophia wrote:

Hi everyone,

Just to follow up on Barb's comment that "marriages that took place in the same year are double numbered," here is a link to Geneteka showing exactly that. I have searched for only the year 1891 and only the parish of Kosina, and you will see that four marriages are indexed as marriage #3 for that year for that parish.

https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=pol&bdm=S&w=09pk&rid=8814&search_lastname=&search_name=&search_lastname2=&search_name2=&from_date=1891&to_date=1891

If you hover your mouse over the "i" icon in the "uwagi" column, you will see that not all of these marriages were from Kosina. Some are from Korniaktow, some from Rogozno, and your Wawrzyniec Markowicz/Aniela Rusinek is showing as Bialobrzegi.

Best regards,
Sophia

Re: Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

Sophia — Thu Nov 12, 2026 9:23 am

Author: Sophia

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 9:23 am

Hi everyone,

Just to follow up on Barb's comment that "marriages that took place in the same year are double numbered," here is a link to Geneteka showing exactly that. I have searched for only the year 1891 and only the parish of Kosina, and you will see that four marriages are indexed as marriage #3 for that year for that parish.

https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=pol&bdm=S&w=09pk&rid=8814&search_lastname=&search_name=&search_lastname2=&search_name2=&from_date=1891&to_date=1891

If you hover your mouse over the "i" icon in the "uwagi" column, you will see that not all of these marriages were from Kosina. Some are from Korniaktow, some from Rogozno, and your Wawrzyniec Markowicz/Aniela Rusinek is showing as Bialobrzegi.

Best regards,
Sophia

Re: Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

Brain32 — Thu Nov 12, 2026 8:32 am

Author: Brain32

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 8:32 am

Thank you very much, Barb! That explains why I could not find the 1891 marriage in the scans. One more question: do you know where the second copies (duplicates) of the Kosina and Żołynia books from c. 1835–1870 might be kept? Geneteka shows the Żołynia 1884 marriages as stored in the State Archive in Rzeszów. Could the older duplicates be there, or in the Archdiocesan Archive in Przemyśl? I am looking for the baptism of Wawrzyniec Markowicz (c. 1845, son of Jan and Anna Górak, Białobrzegi no. 271) and the marriage of Jan Markowicz and Anna Górak (c. 1835–1845). Thanks again for your help!
▎ Bronislav

BarbOslo wrote:

Hi,
Welcome to the forum!
Unfortunately, there are not many resources available online. Although it appears that the parish of Kosina has been indexed for the years 1777–1945, either not all of the books were indexed, or the first and second copies of the church records are not entirely identical. For example, you can see that marriages that took place in the same year are double-numbered. This means that the information comes from two different church books.
Here are the indexes for the marriages of Wawrzyniec and his siblings. Wawrzyniec and Anna got married on November 17, 1891, in the parish of Kosina.

https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=eng&bdm=S&w=09pk&rid=S&search_lastname=markowicz&search_name=&search_lastname2=gorak&search_name2=&from_date=1866&to_date=1898

Most of the church records from Kosina are still kept in the parish itself. The priests are not very helpful and rarely answer questions, since they have previously allowed the books to be indexed.

Regards,
-Barb

Re: Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

BarbOslo — Thu Nov 12, 2026 8:04 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 8:04 am

Hi,
Welcome to the forum!
Unfortunately, there are not many resources available online. Although it appears that the parish of Kosina has been indexed for the years 1777–1945, either not all of the books were indexed, or the first and second copies of the church records are not entirely identical. For example, you can see that marriages that took place in the same year are double-numbered. This means that the information comes from two different church books.
Here are the indexes for the marriages of Wawrzyniec and his siblings. Wawrzyniec and Anna got married on November 17, 1891, in the parish of Kosina.

https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=eng&bdm=S&w=09pk&rid=S&search_lastname=markowicz&search_name=&search_lastname2=gorak&search_name2=&from_date=1866&to_date=1898

Most of the church records from Kosina are still kept in the parish itself. The priests are not very helpful and rarely answer questions, since they have previously allowed the books to be indexed.

Regards,
-Barb

Markowicz / Rusinek – Białobrzegi (parish Kosina, Łańcut dis

Brain32 — Thu Nov 12, 2026 5:30 am

Author: Brain32

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2026 5:30 am

Hello,

I am from the Czech Republic and I am researching my great-grandfather. I would be grateful for help or advice on where to search.

Andrzej Markowicz, born 1893 in Białobrzegi, parish Kosina (Geneteka: births 1893, act 13), son of Wawrzyniec Markowicz and Aniela née Rusinek. In the 1930s he moved to Czechoslovakia, died c. 1950.
Siblings: Władysław (1892), Marianna (1896), Salomea (1898, married Stanisław Stafiej in 1930), Jan (1903), Józef (1906).

What I already know (from scans on metryki.genealodzy.pl):
- Wawrzyniec (Laurentius) Markowicz died 17 June 1923 in Białobrzegi no. 154, aged 78, son of Jan;
- Aniela Markowicz née Rusinek died 8 Sept 1942 in Białobrzegi no. 154, born 1869, daughter of Tomasz Rusinek and Anna née Bróż;
- Geneteka index: marriage of Wawrzyniec (son of Jan and Anna née Górak) and Aniela Rusinek, Kosina 1891, act 3 – but I could not find this act in the scanned Kosina marriages 1890–1893;
- possible brother of Wawrzyniec: Tomasz Markowicz (son of Jan and Anna Górak), married Żołynia 1866, act 5 (to Marianna Czech).

I am looking for:
1. the marriage record of Wawrzyniec and Aniela (c. 1885–1892, maybe another parish),
2. birth records of Wawrzyniec (c. 1845) and Aniela (1869),
3. marriages of Jan Markowicz & Anna Górak and Tomasz Rusinek & Anna Bróż, and their parents.

Does anyone have access to the 19th-century books of Kosina or Żołynia parishes, or know where they are kept (parish office, Przemyśl Archdiocesan Archive)? Any hint is welcome, and I am happy to pay for a search.

Best regards,
Bronislav Markowicz